shell-delimiter-argument-list

shell-delimiter-argument-list is a variable defined in `shell.el'.
Its value is

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Documentation:
List of characters to recognize as separate arguments.
This variable is used to initialize `comint-delimiter-argument-list' in the
shell buffer. The value may depend on the operating system or shell.

You can customize this variable.